St Margaret's Church of England Academy, Bowers Gifford

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

Castle PointConstituency

SS13 2DUPostcode

2.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

St Margaret's Church of England Academy, Bowers Gifford is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Essex, East of England.

It currently serves 182 pupils. St Margaret's Church of England Academy, Bowers Gifford is part of The Diocese of Chelmsford Vine Schools Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 50%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

69%

Asian

Black

24%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

182

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

19%

England average

27%

First language not English

15%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 182
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: The Diocese of Chelmsford Vine Schools Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
16 Oct 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
25 Feb 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.